For a continuous function f=(f1,f2,…,fm):[0,1]→Rm, define
∫01f(t)dt=(∫01f1(t)dt,∫01f2(t)dt,…,∫01fm(t)dt)
Show that
∥∥∥∥∥∫01f(t)dt∥∥∥∥∥2⩽∫01∥f(t)∥2dt
for every continuous function f:[0,1]→Rm, where ∥⋅∥2 denotes the Euclidean norm on Rm.
Find all continuous functions f:[0,1]→Rm with the property that
∥∥∥∥∥∫01f(t)dt∥∥∥∥∥=∫01∥f(t)∥dt
regardless of the norm ∥⋅∥ on Rm.
[Hint: start by analysing the case when ∥⋅∥ is the Euclidean norm ∥⋅∥2.]